Žižkovo Pole is a municipality and village in

Havlíčkův Brod District Havlíčkův Brod District () is a district in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Havlíčkův Brod. Administrative division Havlíčkův Brod District is divided into three administrative districts of municip ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Žižkovo Pole consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Žižkovo Pole (348) *Macourov (35)

Etymology

The name literally means "

Žižka Žižka (feminine Žižková) is a Czech surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Jan Žižka (1360–1424), Czech Hussite leader * Ladislav Žižka, Czech biathlete * Tomáš Žižka (born 1979), Czech ice hockey player {{DEFAULTS ...

's field" in Czech.

Geography

Žižkovo Pole is located about east of

Havlíčkův Brod Havlíčkův Brod (, until 1945 Německý Brod; ) is a town in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 24,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban mon ...

and northeast of

Jihlava Jihlava (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 55,000 inhabitants. Jihlava is the capital of the Vysočina Region, situated on the Jihlava (river), Jihlava River on the historical border between Moravia and Bohemia. Historically, Jihla ...

. It lies in the

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. The highest point is at above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Žižkovo Pole is from 1303. The settlement was probably founded at the end of the 13th century and was mostly populated by miners.

Demographics

Transport

The I/19 road from

Žďár nad Sázavou Žďár nad Sázavou (; ) is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. The town is an industrial and tourist centre. It is known for the Pilgrimage Church of Saint John of Nepomuk, which is a UNESCO Wor ...

runs along the southwestern municipal border.

Sights

The main landmark of Žižkovo Pole is the Church of Saint Michael the Archangel. It was an early Gothic church, rebuilt in the Baroque style around 1740. In the southern part of the municipality, between the fields, is Žižka's Mound. It is a high conical memorial, which is said to be located at the place where

Jan Žižka Jan Žižka z Trocnova a Kalicha (; 1360 – 11 October 1424) was a Czechs, Czech military leader and Knight who was a contemporary and follower of Jan Hus, and a prominent Radical Hussite who led the Taborites, Taborite faction during the Hu ...

died, although today many experts dispute that this is the exact location. It dates from 1874.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zizkovo Pole Villages in Havlíčkův Brod District Jan Žižka